Gold slides as Dollar, yields recover, Powell’s speech in focus; silver down 1.6%
Gold prices dropped over 1% on Thursday, weighed down by a strengthening dollar and rising Treasury yields, as traders awaited Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech for further insights on potential rate cuts. As of 12:14 p.m. ET (1614 GMT), spot gold fell 1.2% to $2,483 per ounce, following a record high of $2,531.60 on